Andersson, John |
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(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) |
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Wichmann1 mentions that a certain John Andersson has pointed to the occurrence of ‘peat’ in Sumatra already in the year 1794. |
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It seems probable that A. had samples, and possibly also plants from Sumatra. |
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(1) cf. Versl. gew. verg. Wis- & Natuurk. Afd. Kon. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam 29 Mei, 1909, vol. 18, 1909, p. (5)-(9). |